Can you grind Flax seeds?
24510
My first instinct is to say "no" due to the amount of oil content in flax seeds. After reviewing the manual I discovered that it wasn't listed on the "okay" items to grind but it wasn't located on the "non-okay" items to grind either. The manual does, however, state that the oil content should not exceed 15%. If you have anything listing how much oil content is in the flax seed, I would base it off from that suggestion.
24511
I have ground flax seeds and it RUINED the machine!!!! There is too much oil in the seeds. So NO you cannot grind flax seeds!
916135
Yes we grind flax seed and chia in it for our smoothies. The little metal cup is easy to clean so you can grind coffee one day and flax the next and not get any flavor cross over.
929102
Yes, you be able to use it to grind seeds. The blades are close enough together to be used for that.
1286833
1/4 cup of coffee beans grinds nicely. More is possible since I don't take time to measure them. I just add beans and grind with no problems. I also grind flax and chia seeds. It's not real fine powder, but seeds are cheaper than powder. Good luck.
1797824
It does not grind sesame seeds, so it it unlikely that it will grind flax seeds. I am now using this as a salt shaker for some Himalayan pink salt. It works fine for this, but of course, salt is easy to grind anyway!
228804
I would not recommend grinding anything besides coffee beans. Linseed will affect the mechanical components for future grinding of coffee beans along with oil residue. I would recommend the purchase of a separate spice grinder for such purposes.
1797248
I've never used it for anything but coffee beans but I imagine you could grind flax seed on a finer setting.
1011509
Yes, it is an excellent flax seed grinder! That's all I do with my grinder.
741125
This grinder works WONDERFUL for ALL spices and seeds. I grind one half cup of flax seed at a time and can go from coarsely ground to a flour-like consistency in LESS than a minute!This is the best grinder I have ever had!
1456884
I sometimes run oats through my grinder to clean it with no problem. Since flax or sunflower seeds are a good deal softer than roasted coffee beans, I think it would be fine. The only thing I would worry about is the seed goo gumming up the burrs and making your coffee taste nasty. Please don't do that. Regards, NanoRoast
1153082
Oh, I'm sure it will. Flax seeds are pretty small, so I am sure it will do a good job.
2029442
I'd say the oils in the flax seed will probably gum up near the grinder and go rancid. You're probably better off buying a dedicated grinder/blender.
1601591
I grind a couple tablespoons of flax seeds at a time in my little coffee grinder and use that in my smoothies. I put it in a small ziploc bag and keep it in my fridge. I also use ground flax seeds in my home made protein bars.
63100
We bought it to try to grind flax seeds, but it took so much work, my wife converted it to a pepper mill. It has worked very nicely as a pepper mill for the past 10 years of daily use, but may be having some mechanical difficulties at this point. For the flax seed, we gave up on grinding our own and started buying Bob's Red Mill ground flax seed.
2047967
It would probably not grind fennel, poppy or sesame seeds. It does a great job on fresh herbs.
1450879
I didn't find it ground anything very well. Definitely not coffee beans. Nuts maybe. I had no luck with flax seeds -- just got gummed up in the works. I'd pass on this product.
110190
I would say yes it will grind flax seed. It can make coffee beans in to a very fine grind for slow auto drip. It can make a cup, maybe a little more of ground product.